On 7th December 2023, WCIA were delighted to host over 100 participants at Wales’ Temple of Peace, to mark the 75th ‘platinum anniversary’ of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – with the generous support of Welsh Government in funding the event. This feature article has been drawn together as […]
Cardiff Volunteer Awards 2023
Organised by the Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC), the Cardiff Volunteer Awards was their annual award ceremony celebrating volunteering in Cardiff. Held in Cardiff on Wednesday 15 November, the ceremony recognised the many contributions and achievements of volunteers, community groups and organisations for their hard work and for going above […]
Talking Taith and the new curriculum with North Wales Teachers
Thursday 16 December, WCIA was invited to attend the Conference for Secondary Humanities Teachers in Abergele. It was a fantastic opportunity for teachers to listen to presentations and to share emerging practice on how they’ve embedded the new Welsh curriculum into their schools and classrooms. It was inspirational to hear the ingenuity with which humanities teachers […]
Temple of Health – ‘the First NHS’: Celebrating NHS75 for the Temple of Peace’s 85th Anniversary
On 23 November 1938, Wales’ Temple of Peace & Health – WCIA’s home today – was opened by Minnie James of Merthyr Tydfil (who had lost 3 sons to WW1), representing war bereaved mothers of Wales and the world. The Temple was to be the nation’s memorial to the fallen […]
Remembrance 2023 at the Temple of Peace: A48 Theatre and Temple Tours
WCIA marked Remembrance 2023 with a week of events at the Temple of Peace, including two ‘Temple Tours’ focusing on the story behind the Wales Book of Remembrance – housed in the Temple’s Crypt – and on Wednesday 15 November, A48 Theatre’s performance “AVIATRIX“, exploring the experiences of women who […]
Academi Heddwch Cymru Cymru Global news Education Global Perspectives Human Rights International Exchange War and Peace Peace Schools Conference 2023 in Senedd ‘from Classroom to Community’
The Senedd on 8 November hosted the 8th annual Wales Peace Schools conference, welcoming over 100 children and teachers from 10 schools across South Wales, alongside community youth group leaders, to explore the theme ‘From Classroom to Community’ over an action packed day of creative and participatory workshops, sharing learning […]
Purple Plaque unveiling and Book Launch in Aberystwyth for Women’s Peace Appeal Centenary
On 3 November 2023, Aberystwyth played host to two major events marking the centenary of the 1923-24 Welsh Women’s Peace Appeal to America: unveiling of a ‘Purple Plaque’ commemorating 1923 appeal leader Annie Hughes Griffiths, and a book launch at the National Library of ‘Yr Apel / The Appeal’, with […]
Academi Heddwch Cymru Cymru Global news Education Global Perspectives History Human Rights International Exchange Volunteers WCIA welcome AESIS International Conference to Temple of Peace exploring Impact of Social Sciences Research
On 19 October WCIA were delighted to welcome to the Temple of Peace, international and UK-wide visitiors participating in the 7th International Societal Impact of Social Science, Humanities and Arts Conference, organised by AESIS – the network for Advancing and Evaluating the Societal Impact of Science. The conference has travelled to […]
Global Perspectives History Human Rights Humanitarian Immigration, Refugees and Asylum Poverty and Development War and Peace Wales for Peace in Israel and Palestine: Call for Ceasefire
As the situation in Israel and Palestine has escalated, WCIA affirm the calls of International NGOs and the global humanitarian community in calling for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza. We urge people in Wales to support petitions such as Oxfam’s ‘Call for a Ceasefire Now’, and to raise your voice […]
Pathways to a just Peace in Palestine – Sir Vincent Fean
WCIA Chief Executive Susie Ventris-Field introduced the speaker – Sir Vincent Fean KCVO. – – – Sir Vincent Fean is a former British diplomat who held a number of positions including British Consul General to Jerusalem and Ambassador to Libya, and also served as Chair of the Balfour Project until 2022. Sir Vincent […]